Hemidactylus

European half- finger ( Hemidactylus turcicus )

The species-rich genus of half-finger geckos ( Hemidactylus ) belongs to the family of geckos ( Gekkonidae ). The original distribution of the genus is located in Southern Europe, Africa and Asia. The only European species is the European half- finger ( Hemidactylus turcicus ), which was spread by the Greeks and Romans in the whole Mediterranean area and later by European colonialism around the world. The animals have often settled as stowaways on ships new regions, including the Americas and the islands of the Pacific. Especially prevalent are the African House Gecko ( Hemidactylus brookii ), and the Asian House Gecko ( Hemidactylus frenatus ). Some widespread species, the original occurrence can no longer find.

Features

Half Finger geckos are ten to twenty inches long. The tail length corresponds to the head-body length. Common features are the lidless eyes and fitted with both suckers and claw toes. They are usually brown or gray pink color. Her pupils are vertical.

Way of life

Half Finger geckos live on rocks, tree trunks and dry stone walls. They multiply oviparous ( lay eggs ). In the genus there are several species that by parthenogenesis ( virgin birth ) to reproduce. In these species, there are only females that reproduce asexually and their eggs develop from unfertilized eggs.

Species

  • Hemidactylus agrius Vanzolini, 1978
  • Hemidactylus albopunctatus Loveridge, 1947
  • Hemidactylus aporus Boulenger, 1906
  • Hemidactylus arnoldi Lanza, 1978
  • Hemidactylus barodanus Boulenger, 1901
  • Hemidactylus bavazzanoi Lanza, 1978
  • Hemidactylus bayonii Bocage, 1893
  • Hemidactylus beninensis Bauer, Tchibozo, Pauwels & Lenglet, 2006
  • Hemidactylus bouvieri ( Bocourt, 1870)
  • Hemidactylus bowringii Gray, 1845
  • African House Gecko ( Hemidactylus brookii ) Gray, 1845
  • Hemidactylus citernii Boulenger, 1912
  • Hemidactylus curlei Parker, 1942
  • Hemidactylus depressus Gray, 1842
  • Hemidactylus dracaenacolus Rösler & Wranik, 1999
  • Hemidactylus echinus O'Shaughnessy, 1875
  • Hemidactylus fasciatus Gray, 1842
  • Yellow Green House Gecko ( Hemidactylus flaviviridis ) Rüppell, 1835
  • Hemidactylus forbesii Boulenger, 1899
  • Asian House Gecko ( Hemidactylus frenatus ) Fitzinger, 1826
  • Hemidactylus funaiolii Lanza, 1978
  • Indo-Pacific Gecko ( Hemidactylus garnotii ) Duméril & Bibron, 1836
  • Hemidactylus giganteus Stoliczka, 1871
  • Hemidactylus gracilis Blanford, 1870
  • Hemidactylus granchii Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1998
  • Hemidactylus granti Boulenger, 1899
  • Hemidactylus greefii Bocage, 1886
  • Hemidactylus haitianus Meerwarth, 1901
  • Hemidactylus homoeolepis Blanford, 1881
  • Beet tail Viper Gecko ( Hemidactylus imbricatus ) (Bauer, Giri, Greenbaum, Jackman, Dharne & Shouche, 2008)
  • Hemidactylus intestinalis Werner, 1897
  • Hemidactylus Isolepis Boulenger, 1895
  • Hemidactylus jubensis Boulenger, 1895
  • Hemidactylus kamdemtohami Bauer & Pauwels, 2002
  • Hemidactylus karenorum Theobald, 1868
  • Hemidactylus klauberi Scortecci, 1948
  • Hemidactylus laevis Boulenger, 1901
  • Hemidactylus laticaudatus Andersson, 1910
  • Hemidactylus lemurinus Arnold, 1980
  • Hemidactylus leschenaultii Duméril & Bibron, 1836
  • Hemidactylus longicephalus Bocage, 1873
  • Hemidactylus mabouia ( Moreau de Jonnes, 1818) Hemidactylus mabouia
  • Hemidactylus macropholis Boulenger, 1896
  • Spotted Halffinger geckos ( Hemidactylus maculatus ) Duméril & Bibron, 1836
  • Hemidactylus mahendrai Shukla in 1983
  • Hemidactylus makolowodei Bauer, Lebreton, Chirio, Ineich & Talla Kouete, 2006
  • Hemidactylus marmoratus Hallowell, 1861
  • Hemidactylus matschiei ( Tornier, 1901)
  • Hemidactylus megalops Parker, 1932
  • Hemidactylus mercatorius Gray, 1842
  • Hemidactylus modestus ( Günther, 1894)
  • Hemidactylus muriceus Peters, 1870
  • Hemidactylus newtoni Ferreira, 1897
  • Hemidactylus Ophiolepis Boulenger, 1903
  • Hemidactylus ophiolepoides Lanza, 1978
  • Hemidactylus oxyrhinus Boulenger, 1899
  • Hemidactylus palaichthus Kluge, 1969
  • Hemidactylus persicus Anderson, 1872
  • Hemidactylus platycephalus Peters, 1854
  • Hemidactylus platyurus Schneider, 1792
  • Hemidactylus porbandarensis Sharma, 1981
  • Hemidactylus prashadi Smith, 1935
  • Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus Henle & Böhme, 2003
  • Hemidactylus puccionii Calabresi, 1927
  • Hemidactylus pumilio Boulenger, 1899
  • Hemidactylus reticulatus Beddome, 1870
  • Hemidactylus richardsonii Gray, 1845
  • Hemidactylus ruspolii Boulenger, 1896
  • Hemidactylus scabriceps ( Annandale, 1906)
  • Hemidactylus sinaitus Boulenger, 1885
  • Hemidactylus smithi Boulenger, 1895
  • Hemidactylus somalicus Parker, 1932
  • Hemidactylus squamulatus Tornier, 1896
  • Hemidactylus stejnegeri Ota & Hikida, 1989
  • Hemidactylus subtriedrus Jerdon, 1854
  • Hemidactylus tanganicus Loveridge, 1929
  • Hemidactylus tasmani Hewitt, 1932
  • Hemidactylus taylori Parker, 1932
  • Hemidactylus triedrus ( Daudin, 1802) Hemidactylus triedrus
  • Hemidactylus tropidolepis Mocquard, 1888
  • European half- finger ( Hemidactylus turcicus ) ( Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Hemidactylus vietnamensis Darevsky et al., 1984
  • Hemidactylus yerburyi Anderson, 1895
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